I’ve seen a lot of ‘How-to’ articles on the Internet that tell readers which products to use to achieve certain runway looks, but very few that teach actual application techniques. As a professional makeup artist working in fashion, I can tell you that sometimes it’s more about how you apply a product, than which brand of product you use. My goal is to teach you how to achieve wearable runway looks at home, using any cosmetic brand that you happen to have lying around at home.

The look we’ll be doing this week is Chanel Fall 2010 Haute Couture (above). I chose this look because it’s simple, flattering to all face types, and would look great at holiday parties. Chanel Global Creative Director of Makeup, Peter Philips, told Teen Vogue, "Karl Lagerfeld wanted to give a new dimension to Haute Couture makeup. He wanted contemporary hairstyles and makeup and a new sophistication: an everyday, easy to wear look."

Product List:

Natural-matte finish powder - I used MAC Cosmetics Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Medium (WARNING: contains Titanium Dioxide. Not recommended if you will be photographed using any kind of flash or strobe as it reflects too much light and will give you a pale, ghost-like mask, aaah!)

Before I began this tutorial, I moisturized my lips and entire face, curled lashes, applied foundation with my beauty blender, set my face with powder, and contoured using bronzer and a very fluffy (to avoid streaking) powder brush.

STEP 1: EYES

Use brow grooming tool to brush brow hairs into place. Then use hard angled brush to apply shadow to brow using short, soft upward strokes. After that, use a soft shadow brush to fluff shadow onto eyelids using quick circular motions. Blend brows and lids well using either blending brush or fingers.

Step 2: CHEEKS

Apply blush to cheekbones, working back towards hairline, using soft, quick, circular motions. Avoid getting blush on the ‘apples’ of cheeks. Blend using fingers.

Step 3: LIPS

Use lip brush and lipstick to carefully line and fill in the lips. Open mouth slightly and begin at the corner where lips meet, working in slowly towards Cupid’s bow. Blot with tissue. Then repeat this process using liner. Yes, that’s right; for this look it’s lipstick first, then lipliner. Use brush to blend lipstick and liner together, avoiding edges–we want to keep those precise. Blot again, very carefully. Use concealer pencil around edges to clean up any mistakes on the lip-line.

Red lips…viola!

Step 4 (optional): HAIR

To complete this look, you can apply a pea-size amount of product through hair and blow-dry while running fingers through it. Then just tousle, spray and go…it’s Courtney Love-meets-Mademoiselle Chanel!

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STELLA KAE is a freelance makeup artist and hairstylist working in fashion, advertising, and entertainment. Her work has appeared in Vanity Fair Italy, WWD, POP, People, InStyle (CZ), Hint Mag, and Fashion Week Daily–to name only a few.

If you have beauty questions or a runway look you’d like to see a tutorial on, please email stellakae@gmail.com